Nokia’s YouTube Upload app – Hands on and more details

Nokia has published to the store their YouTube Video Upload app that enables users to simply and easily post their video creations to their accounts.

The app loads just fine on the Nokia Lumia 1020, which means this app may be exclusive to that device initially. Though being Nokia, we’re sure that they will deliver for their other Lumia line as they’re pretty good like that.

In playing with the app, we can share a few details, some of which you can see in the video demo above:

The app uploads over Wi-Fi and Cellular, with caveats:

If on Wi-Fi, full 1080P is posted (or highest resolution shot at)

If on cellular, it needs to be real short (couple of seconds) otherwise it prompts you to trim it down or wait for Wi-Fi

Using the native ‘Share’ feature, you can send videos directly to it

Background uploading is not supported at the moment

By default, videos are marked ‘Private’ though you can toggle this for each video upload. You can include the title, but no Tag support just yet.

The app is quite barebones and we’re sure Nokia will fine tune it over the coming weeks, but for now, it works as advertised, giving those with the Lumia 1020 a simple solution to a vexing problem.

You can find Nokia’s YouTube Video Uploader here in the Store. Nokia Lumia 1020 only at the moment.

Reader comments

Nokia’s YouTube Upload app – Hands on and more details

Having troubles here in VA trying to get this on my shiny new 1020. The App store states "this app is not avialible for your devce" Coudl it be becausemysim card came straight out of my L920? I assume ATT and Microsoft can tell the phone is a L1020, correct? Any ideas?

I'm getting app is no longer published but my sim came from a 900 to the 1020. If I try through the web interface it indicated 900 not supported so it can tell some difference between phones, so not sure it's just SIM card.

Why do so many have to nitpick about every little thing they think of. That app should do this, this app should do that... Makes me think everyone on the net is actually an NSA agent ("bunch of whiny little bitches") and whining is a tactic to draw out undesirables.

Thanks Daniel for the info on this application. I was just posting on the forums a couple of nights ago about my frustration in uploading HD videos to YouTube in a decent quality, and so this feature will go a long way to solving that problem (provided they bring it out for the Lumia 920, which I'm pretty sure they will).

I wonder if Nokia gets sick of trying to make up for the shortcomings of the WP platform - this being one of them. Users have been crying to Microsoft for this feature for a long time. In typical fashion, we're ignored and Nokia is responsible for bringing the bacon.

Really wish I could use this app on my Lumia 928. My phone is a month and a half old and yet I already feel like it's being left out...ugh. :(

Well...Nokia's board of directors may not be sick...but some shareholders are getting sick, yeah.
If I were at Nokia I would demand Microsoft to pay me a sh*t ton of money for doing my job and theirs...

There's absolutely no reason whatsoever why this wouldn't be available on the Lumia 920.
I don't believe that Nokia will do "1020 exclusive Apps" as they never do that...but if they did, they'll be pissing off many people...as well as NOT helping people on Android and iOS to switch to iPhone (just look at the top YouTubers...none uses Windows Phone and the lack of things like this on more devices won't help persuade them)

This doesnt change anything, Nokia is an OEM with special access. No third party developer has access to video gallery and that is why no messaging app can send videos from the gallery and you can't password protect your porn with locker apps :)

i have unlimited cellular. when will both wp and it's apps finally ALLOW ME TO UPLOAD ANYTHING OVER CELLULAR?! skydrive backup, this app, etc.. fuck this wifi-only. i pay for unlimited uploads, i wanna use them.

Is uploading several giga bytes of data a good idea over 4G? Uploading speed is considerably lower than downloading, e.g., in typical HSPA, though downloading speed could reach several mega bps in real life, uploading speed could vary fron 256kbps to 512kbps, rarely it reaches above mega bps.

Its unfortunate, at least for me. I used third party apps like Metrotube before the offical YouTube app got a makeover, which made it much, much better. Ever since then, I have used the official app; I like it, and its always nice to have the official thing. I know they are a bunch of people who could care less for the official app, since there are so many alternatives, but I happen to be one of the people looking forward to the return of the better official app. I still have the YouTube app that Microsoft was forced to take down, and refuse to update it, which would get rid of the download feature :)

The fact that you can't leave the app while it is uploading is the pits.
Also, a few seconds over cellular? Don't other OSs (namely iOS) allow you to upload up to 10 minutes?
This feature should really be built right into the OS.